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  Dec 5, 2016

  Donald Trump Did Not Win More Evangelical Support Than Romney, Barna Poll Finds

  A new national poll has found that Donald Trump did not actually win more evangelical support than Republican nominee Mitt Romney did in 2012 and also found that Trump's most significant support actually came from "notional Christians."

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  Dec 5, 2016

  Religious Charities Will Be Protected Under Trump, Says Rep. Steve Russell

  A Congressional lawmaker says he's been assured that President-elect Donald Trump will ensure that religious-based organizations and aid groups will not be at risk of losing federal contracts and grants because their hiring policies align with the biblical definitions of marriage and sexuality.

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  Dec 5, 2016

  'Fixer Upper' Star Chip Gaines Calls on Fans to Show 'Respect' for BuzzFeed Reporter

  As over 140,000 people have signaled their support for HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines after BuzzFeed published a critical article on their Texas pastor's biblical teachings that "homosexuality is sin," Chip Gaines is now calling on his fans to show respect for BuzzFeed author Kate Arthur.

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  Dec 2, 2016

  Chip and Joanna Gaines' Pastor Is 'Grateful' for BuzzFeed's 'Hit Piece'

  Jimmy Seibert, who pastors the Texas church attended by HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, says there is a reason to be "grateful" for the recent BuzzFeed article targeting him and the popular Christian couple because of his biblical teachings in opposition to same-sex marriage.

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  Dec 2, 2016

  See Why Conservative Senator Mike Lee Praised Barack Obama

  It's not too often that a socially conservative senator praises the work of President Barack Obama and the work of a liberal senator, but Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, did just that on Thursday morning.

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  Dec 2, 2016

  Chip and Joanna Gaines' Pastor Jimmy Seibert Responds to Buzzfeed's 'Hit Piece'

  Jimmy Seibert, the pastor of the Texas megachurch attended by HGTV "Fixer Upper" stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, has responded to Buzzfeed's recent "hit piece" targeting the popular celebrity couple because of their pastor's traditional Christian teachings that "homosexuality is a sin."

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  Dec 2, 2016

  Key Religious Freedom Protection Stripped From Defense Spending Bill After Pro-LGBT Groups Complain

  Congressional lawmakers have removed a proposed religious freedom protection from the annual defense spending bill that would have protected religious charities and other federal contractors from losing federal grants because of their views on marriage and sexuality.

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  Dec 1, 2016

  Liberty Alumni React to Hiring of Ex-Baylor Athletic Director Accused of Overlooking Rape Allegations

  Students and alumni of Liberty University are upset with the school's decision to hire former Baylor University athletic director, Ian McCaw, who became entrenched in national controversy earlier this year when he and the administration were accused of overlooking sexual assault allegations against football players.

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  Dec 1, 2016

  Christian Convert Jailed for Worshiping Jesus Released From Uzbekistan Prison After 6 Years

  A Christian convert in the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan who was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison on trumped-up drug charges has been released after serving nearly six years in a labor camp.

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  Dec 1, 2016

  Christian Children Are Being Bullied by Muslim Migrants in Germany, Priest Says

  A Roman Catholic priest who works closely with migrants in the German town of Leipzig says although Christian migrant children have fled persecution in the Middle East, they are still suffering from systemic bullying at the hands of Muslim migrant children who attack them because of their faith in Jesus Christ.